Re: Disappearing program

2009-04-22 Thread James Edwards
Phillip Partipilo wrote: Oh its amazing how many people dont hit F1 and use a program's built in help. There are times I don't know the answer and that's all I do after walking to their desk :) Usually gets a funny look on their face. Phillip Partipilo Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter,

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread John Aldrich
[mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 8:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disappearing program Remote assistance :) Not as simple, but it works... -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Monday, April 20

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread John Cook
, April 21, 2009 8:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disappearing program True.. but consider the average user is probably not going to understand how to request Remote Assistance. :-) Heck, *I* don't even know how to do it. At this point, once VNC is installed, all a user has to do is call

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread Dennis Hoefer
We use remote assistance on a regular basis internally, but only do it as you describe with VNC, they call us and we initiate the connection. They have to click one dialog button to ok the connection, and another if we need remote control of the machine, but I consider that a benefit, we don't

Re: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread MarvinC
VNC to remote control desktops fine, but not servers. Create an MMC console with all of the servers and just remote into them as needed. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 6:47 PM, James Edwards jedwa...@mail.sdsu.eduwrote: I use VNC to control my servers. Today I went to update them. I updated one of

Re: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread James Rankin
Royal TS is better (or it was, I hear the new version is pants). Just connect everyone up to a shared document on the network, ideal! 2009/4/21 MarvinC marv...@gmail.com VNC to remote control desktops fine, but not servers. Create an MMC console with all of the servers and just remote into

Re: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread Ben Scott
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:55 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: If I have a user on the phone I can walk the biggest ID10T I have sending me a Remote Assistance in under 60 seconds ... *snort* I'll call you the next time the company founder's widow calls me up from her place in Florida.

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread Jim Majorowicz
Issues Subject: Re: Disappearing program On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:55 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: If I have a user on the phone I can walk the biggest ID10T I have sending me a Remote Assistance in under 60 seconds ... *snort* I'll call you the next time the company founder's

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread David Lum
ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Disappearing program On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:55 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread John Cook
A+, N+ -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Disappearing program On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:55 AM, John Cook john.c...@pfsf.org wrote: If I have a user on the phone I can walk

Re: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread Jon Harris
** **// *SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 971.222.1025 *// *(Cell) 503.267.9764 -Original Message- From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com mailvor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:57 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Disappearing program On Tue

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread John Aldrich
] Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disappearing program +1 on this type of user. I had one call a few years ago that along these lines: ID10T: My machine isn't booting right, there's some message on the screen Me: What does it say? ID10T: I

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread John Aldrich
System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Disappearing program He does not have to build any better ones we have more than enough now. I find the the other name for an Idiot is boss. Of course I got lucky and mine actually has brains and uses his too bad the rest of his group has yet to find theirs

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread John Cook
MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 1:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disappearing program +1 on the Boss comment. My boss is almost as geeky as I am... fortunately for me, he needs all his memory

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-21 Thread Phillip Partipilo
_ From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 1:10 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disappearing program I just have to walk across the hall when my Boss has one of those moments and tell him either move over or hit F1... John W. Cook Systems

Re: Disappearing program

2009-04-20 Thread Steven Peck
I toss in a recent update for AV as well. I suggest you check AV logs for quarantine and removals. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Joseph L. Casale jcas...@activenetwerx.com wrote: Any suggestions?? Quarantined by av? Most believe its malware... But like Done said, wtf are you using vnc for

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-20 Thread John Aldrich
It has one nice feature over RDP: You can see what the user is seeing without logging them off the desktop. -Original Message- From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:jcas...@activenetwerx.com] Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 11:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disappearing program Any

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-20 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Remote assistance :) Not as simple, but it works... -Original Message- From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 1:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Disappearing program It has one nice feature over RDP: You can see what the user

Re: Disappearing program

2009-04-17 Thread Don Ely
Use RDP? On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:47 PM, James Edwards jedwa...@mail.sdsu.eduwrote: I use VNC to control my servers. Today I went to update them. I updated one of them and all went well. Then I updated the next server. When I restarted I went to launch the VNC and the desktop shortcut AND

Re: Disappearing program

2009-04-17 Thread James Edwards
James Edwards wrote: Any suggestions?? I downloaded the new version of Viewer and it works. Would be interested in what was going on though as I've never seenthis before. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: Disappearing program

2009-04-17 Thread Joseph L. Casale
Any suggestions?? Quarantined by av? Most believe its malware... But like Done said, wtf are you using vnc for and not rdp? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~